Wednesday 21 November 2012

Battery tray

Next big job is fitting out the inside of the scuttle, wiper motor, fusebox, ECU etc. In preparation the battery position is required so I can work out where the cables will pass back through the firewall & make sure I don't mount the wiper motor in the way.

I positioned the battery first to check bonnet clearance then marked up the corresponding tray position squared with the front edge of the footwell.

Straightforward job to fit onto the passenger side footwell with countersunk rivets; not forgetting the retaining strap which is pinched permanently underneath:

Notwithstanding this picture angle, the tray is dead square, all corners lined up and checked before riveting.